TRACKINGPOINT, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160109210 | System and Method of Controlling Discharge of a Firearm - A method includes defining a designation point on a target within a view area of a scope coupled to a firearm and determining an angular motion deviation of a muzzle of the firearm from the designation point. The method further includes initiating firing of the firearm when the angular motion deviation is below an acceptable level. | 04-21-2016 |
20160061549 | Trigger Assembly of a Precision Guided Firearm - In certain embodiments, a trigger assembly including a bi-stable switch system configured to selectively engage a portion of the sear in a first state and to transition from the first state to a second state to selectively disengage the portion of the sear in response to an electrical signal. | 03-03-2016 |
20160054082 | Trigger Assembly and Method of Optical Detection of a Trigger Assembly State - A trigger assembly includes a plurality of components including a trigger shoe configured to disengage a firing mechanism in response to a force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a first PCB having at least one optical sensor to receive light and a controller configured to determine a positional state of at least one of the trigger shoe and a selected one of the plurality of components in response to the light received by the at least one optical sensor. | 02-25-2016 |
20150253106 | Precision Guided Handgun and Method - A precision guided handgun includes a handgun and includes a sensor circuit coupled to the handgun and configured to capture optical data associated with a view area. The precision guided handgun further includes a controller coupled to the handgun and configured to process the optical data to detect a foreground object within the optical data. The controller automatically selects the foreground object as a target. | 09-10-2015 |
20150211828 | Automatic Target Acquisition for a Firearm - A precision guided firearm includes a sensor configured to capture data associated with at least one of a view area and a firearm. The precision guided firearm further includes a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to detect an aiming event. The controller is configured to automatically acquire a target location within location based on the orientation data in response to detecting the aiming event. | 07-30-2015 |
20150143731 | Trigger Assembly and System Including a Blocking Mechanism - A trigger assembly includes a trigger shoe configured to disengage a sear to release a firing mechanism in response to force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a blocking mechanism configured to selectively prevent the release of the firing mechanism in response to a control signal. | 05-28-2015 |
20150059226 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNING A RIFLE SCOPE TO A RIFLE - A rifle scope includes at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data corresponding to at least one of a barrel of a firearm and an appendage coupled to the barrel. The rifle scope further includes a controller coupled to the at least one optical sensor and configured to determine an angular position of the barrel in response to capturing the optical data. The controller is configured to automatically determine an alignment of the rifle scope relative to the barrel in response to determining the angular position. | 03-05-2015 |
20140350849 | System and Method of Locating Prey - A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data. | 11-27-2014 |
20140188385 | System and Method of Locating Prey - A method includes receiving location data corresponding to a physical location of a user at a computing device and receiving prey data corresponding to a relative position of an animal at the computing device from a gun scope. The method further includes determining a location of the animal relative to the computing device based on the location data and the prey data. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184788 | Portable Optical Device With Interactive Wireless Remote Capability - A firearm scope comprises an optical sensor to capture video data, a display, a transceiver configured to communicate data wirelessly through a communication channel, and a controller. The controller can be configured to provide a portion of the video data to the display, provide media content including the video data to the transceiver for wireless transmission, receive a signal from the communication channel in response to the wireless transmission, and selectively modify the portion of the video data to the display in response to receiving the signal. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184476 | Heads Up Display for a Gun Scope of a Small Arms Firearm - A gun scope includes a display, an optical sensor to capture video data, a processor coupled to the display and the optical sensor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory is configured to store a heads up display module that, when executed, causes the processor to generate a heads up display (HUD) including a reticle and other data corresponding to an operating state of the gun scope. The HUD defines an arrangement of the other data. The processor provides the video data and the HUD to the display. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182187 | Software-Extensible Gun Scope and Method - An apparatus includes a digital optical scope including software-extensible functionality. The digital optical scope includes a display, an interface configured to receive data including software modules, and an optical sensor configured to capture video data associated with a view area. The digital optical scope further includes a processor coupled to the optical sensor, the display, and the interface, and includes a memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a software module from the interface, to store the software module in the memory, and to execute the software module to install a capability of the digital optical scope. | 07-03-2014 |
20140168447 | Optical Device Including a Mode for Grouping Shots for Use with Precision Guided Firearms - An optical device for use with a firearm includes an image sensor configured to capture visual data corresponding to video of a view area, and includes a display, and a controller coupled to the image sensor and to the display. The controller is configured to provide the video including a visual marker at a previously selected tag location on a target within the video to a display. The controller is configured to reapply the visual marker to the previously selected tag location on the target within the video, shot after shot, when the controller is in a group shooting mode. | 06-19-2014 |
20140158763 | Optical Device Including an Adaptive Life-Cycle Ballistics System for Firearms - A method includes determining a shot count within an optical device coupled to a firearm. The shot count corresponds to a number of shots taken using the firearm. The method further includes determining a muzzle velocity parameter from a life-cycle profile of the firearm based on the shot count as an input into a ballistics solution. | 06-12-2014 |
20140157646 | Rifle Scope, Apparatus, and Method Including Proximity Detection and Warning System - A method of providing proximity detection includes receiving a signal at a rifle scope indicating proximity of a second rifle scope. The method further includes providing a visual alert to a display of the rifle scope based on the proximity. | 06-12-2014 |
20140002812 | System for Automatically Aligning a Rifle Scope to a Rifle | 01-02-2014 |
20140002680 | Electronic User Interface and Method for Controlling Precision Guided Firing of a Rifle | 01-02-2014 |
20130329211 | Target-Correlated Electronic Rangefinder - A viewing device includes a laser rangefinder circuit configured to capture range data associated with a target within a view area and at least one sensor configured to capture orientation data associated with an aim-point of the laser rangefinder circuit concurrently with capturing the range data. The viewing device further includes a controller coupled to the laser rangefinder and to the at least one sensor and configured to automatically determine a range to the target from the range data based on the orientation data and a target location within the view area. | 12-12-2013 |
20130288205 | Rifle Scope and Method of Providing Embedded Training - A method includes providing a visual representation of a targeting environment to a display of a rifle scope, where the visual representation includes a target and a reticle. The method further includes receiving a trigger pull signal at a processor coupled to the display, determining an impact location of a virtual shot in response to receiving the trigger pull signal, and dynamically adjusting the target within the visual representation in response to determining the impact location. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286239 | Rifle Scope with Video Output Stabilized Relative to a Target - A rifle scope including a display, at least one optical sensor to capture video of a view area, and image processing circuitry coupled to the display and the at least one optical sensor. The image processing circuitry is configured to select visual elements within a sequence of frames of the video and to align the visual elements within adjacent frames of the sequence of frames to produce a video output corresponding to the view area that is stabilized relative to a target. The image processing circuit is configured to provide the video output to the display. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286216 | Rifle Scope Including a Circuit Configured to Track a Target - A rifle scope includes at least one optical sensor configured to capture a video of a view area, a display, a processor coupled to the display and to the at least one optical sensor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive user input that identifies a target within the video, apply a visual tag to the target within the video, and adjust the visual tag to track the target within a sequence of frames. The memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to provide the video including the visual tag to the display. | 10-31-2013 |
20130194435 | Rifle Scope, Portable Telescope, and Binocular Display Device Including a Network Transceiver - A rifle scope includes a housing configured to mount to a rifle. The rifle scope further includes a network transceiver within the housing and configured to communicate bi-directionally with at least one of a network and an electronic device configurable to communicate with to the network. | 08-01-2013 |
20130180147 | Trigger Assembly and Method of Optical Detection of a Trigger Assembly State - A trigger assembly includes a plurality of components including a trigger shoe configured to disengage a firing mechanism in response to a force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a first PCB having at least one optical sensor to receive light and a controller configured to determine a positional state of at least one of the trigger shoe and a selected one of the plurality of components in response to the light received by the at least one optical sensor. | 07-18-2013 |
20130167423 | Trigger Assembly and System Including a Blocking Mechanism - A trigger assembly includes a trigger shoe configured to disengage a sear to release a firing mechanism in response to force applied by a user. The trigger assembly further includes a blocking mechanism configured to selectively prevent the release of the firing mechanism in response to a control signal. | 07-04-2013 |
20120297658 | System and Method of Controlling Discharge of a Firearm - A method includes defining a designation point on a target within a view area of a scope coupled to a firearm and determining an angular motion deviation of a muzzle of the firearm from the designation point. The method further includes initiating firing of the firearm when the angular motion deviation is below an acceptable level. | 11-29-2012 |